Another issue which Philippine dental experts, health officials and regulators are still trying to resolve is how to deal with dental amalgams, which are very useful as a dental filling material ...

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These uses still give rise to accidental and occupational exposures. 1 Exposure to mercury from dental amalgams and fish consumption has been a concern for decades, but the possible risk ...

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MANILA, Philippines—No scientific evidence links the use of mercury-containing dental amalgams or fillings with any health condition in spite of findings of high levels of mercury vapor in ...

Mining often happens in artisanal and small-scale mining operations that burn gold-mercury amalgams to extract gold particles. Credit: Simon Topp. For hundreds of years, the Amazon has been ...